Goldschmidt homers twice, D-backs beat Reds 11-5

By BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer
| 10:17 p.m.June 21, 2013

Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, right, celebrates with Willie Bloomquist (18) after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt, right, celebrates with Willie Bloomquist (18) after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Cincinnati Reds Jay Bruce (32), right, celebrates with third base coach Chris Speier (35) in the fourth inning after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a baseball game on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)— AP

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Cincinnati Reds Jay Bruce (32), right, celebrates with third base coach Chris Speier (35) in the fourth inning after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a baseball game on Friday, June 21, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Goldschmidt drove in three runs to raise his NL-leading RBI total to 65. Gerardo Parra hit a leadoff home run for Arizona and Jason Kubel tied his career high with four hits.

Kubel doubled in a run and scored twice.

Cueto (4-1) went 4 1-3 innings and allowed seven runs, his most since Milwaukee scored eight against him on Sept. 22, 2010. The 11 hits off him matched his career worst.

Jay Bruce hit his 150th career home run for the Reds. Joey Votto drove in two runs with a long homer and a double.

Will Harris (1-0) got one out in relief of starter Wade Miley to get the victory.

Goldschmidt has four home runs in four games and 19 for the year, one fewer than he had last season. He hit a two-run shot off Cueto in the fifth and a solo homer off Curtis Partch in the sixth for his third two-homer game of the season.

Cueto, in his second outing since returning from his second stint on the disabled list this season, lost to Arizona for the first time. He had been 5-0 with a 1.66 ERA in six starts against the Diamondbacks. The seven runs he allowed Friday equaled the total he gave up combined in his six other starts against them.

Things began badly for the Cincinnati ace when Parra pulled Cueto's 2-2 pitch into the right-field seats for his fifth career leadoff home run, all this season.

In the second, Kubel led off with a single, then Didi Gregorius singled with one out to put runners at first and second. Miley struck out, but Parra walked to load the bases. Willie Bloomquist, hitless in his previous 11 at-bats, singled to center to bring in two runs and Arizona led 3-0.

In the fourth, Bruce hit Miley's 0-1 pitch far into the seats in right field for his 16th home run to cut it to 3-1.

The Reds tied it in the fifth. Cueto beat out a bunt single, his second hit of the year, moved to second when Shin-Soo Choo walked and scored on Votto's double into the left-field corner. Choo scored when Brandon Phillips hit the ball sharply to Gregorius at shortstop. Gregorius couldn't make the play and was charged with an error. Phillips was credited with an RBI, and it was 3-all.

Earlier in the fifth, Miley slipped on his follow through, prompting a visit from the trainer. He stayed in the game, for the time being. He threw a whopping 104 pitches in 4 2-3 innings, allowing three runs and five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

Bloomquist led off the Arizona fifth with a single, then Goldschmidt hit one to the opposite field over the fence in right to put the Diamondbacks back on top for good, 5-3. Miguel Montero followed with a single, then after Cody Ross struck out, Kubel singled and Cueto's night was finished.

Martin Prado's sacrifice fly off reliever J.J. Hoover made it 6-3. Kubel came home on Hoover's wild pitch, and Arizona got four in the sixth off Partch to lead 11-3.

Votto's solo home run came against Tony Sipp in the seventh.

NOTES: The 11 runs were the second-most allowed by the Reds this season. ... Cueto's outing matched his shortest of the season. ... RHP Zeke Spruill, called up from Triple-A Reno earlier in the day, pitched a scoreless inning of relief in his major league debut. The Diamondbacks designated INF Josh Wilson for assignment. ... On Saturday night, in the series' prime pitching matchup, the Reds send Mike Leake (7-3, 2.64 ERA) to the mound and Arizona goes with Patrick Corbin (9-0, 2.28). Corbin will make his fourth try to go to 10-0 after no-decisions in his last three starts. ... Bruce has homered in six of his last eight games.